Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) clashed during her confirmation hearing with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) over comparisons of Elon Musk’s gesture during an inauguration day speech to a Nazi salute. “What do you think of Elon Musk, perhaps the president’s most visible advisor, doing two Heil Hitler salutes last night at the president’s televised rally?” Murphy asked Stefanik, who is Trump’s pick to lead the United Nations, after she raised concerns about “antisemitic rot” in the international organization. “No, Elon Musk did not do those salutes,” said Stefanik. “I was not...

The question, from Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), came during Stefanik’s Senate confirmation hearing to become President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations. On Monday, Musk ignited a firestorm by throwing up his arm in a distinctly Romanesque manner while thanking Trump’s supporters gathered at the Capital One Arena in Washington. “No. Elon Musk did not do those salutes,” Stefanik replied. She said that while she was not at the inaugural rally where Musk made the move, she had been to “many” rallies with him and knows he likes to...